Biography
Howard Elliott Ashman (May 17, 1950 – March 14, 1991) was an American playwright, lyricist, and stage director. He is most widely known for his work on feature films for Walt Disney Animation Studios, for which Ashman wrote the lyrics and Alan Menken composed the music. Ashman has been credited as being a main driving force behind the Disney Renaissance. His work included songs for Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin. He died of AIDS complications in 1991.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Disney 100
2023
Songs From Aladdin
2014
The Little Mermaid (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1989
Beauty And The Beast (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1991
Little Shop Of Horrors
1986
Disney Ultimate Hits
2018
Coco
2007
All The Way... A Decade Of Song
1999
Celine Dion
1992
Little Shop Of Horrors - Original Cast Album
1982
We Love Disney
2015
In The Key Of Disney
2011
My Love (Ultimate Essential Collection)
2008
Because You Loved Me (Theme From "Up Close & Personal")
1996
The Music Behind The Magic
1994
Aladdin (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1992
Oliver & Company (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1988
Disney Les Plus Belles Chansons
2018
Jazz Loves Disney 2 - A Kind Of Magic
2017
Beauty And The Beast (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2017
The Essential Celine Dion
2011
Shining Star
2005
Disneymania
2002
My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From 'Titanic')
1997
Credited work
1,767 releases · 268 albums · active 1982–2025
- Performance · 3,433
- Production · 528
- Other credits · 204
Studios: Record Plant, Los Angeles · Power Station · The Hit Factory · Right Track Recording
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Alan Menken
- Unknown Artist
- Celine Dion
- James Galway
- Anne (5)
- The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Michelle Nicastro